Acts 21:29

Acts 21:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)(For they had seen before with him in the city Trophimus an Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.)
• New International Version (NIV)(They had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the city with Paul and assumed that Paul had brought him into the temple.)
• English Standard Version (ESV)For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, and they supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple.
• New King James Version (NKJV)(For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.)

Context of Acts 21:29

27The seven days were almost ended when some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul in the Temple and roused a mob against him. They grabbed him, 28yelling, “Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who preaches against our people everywhere and tells everybody to disobey the Jewish laws. He speaks against the Temple—and even defiles this holy place by bringing in Gentiles.” (For earlier that day they had seen him in the city with Trophimus, a Gentile from Ephesus, and they assumed Paul had taken him into the Temple.) 30The whole city was rocked by these accusations, and a great riot followed. Paul was grabbed and dragged out of the Temple, and immediately the gates were closed behind him. 31As they were trying to kill him, word reached the commander of the Roman regiment that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.

Acts 21:29 word by word

ἦσαν γὰρ προεωρακότες Τρόφιμον τὸν Ἐφέσιον ἐν τῇ πόλει σὺν αὐτῷ, ὃν ἐνόμιζον ὅτι εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν εἰσήγαγεν ὁ Παῦλος.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• they hadεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• seen beforeπροοράωprooraō · to foreseeG4308
• withσύνsun · withG4862
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
• TrophimusΤρόφιμοςTrophimos · TrophimusG5161
• an EphesianἘφέσιοςEphesios · EphesianG2180
• whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• they supposedνομίζωnomizō · to thinkG3543
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos · PaulG3972
• had broughtεἰσάγωeisagō · to bring inG1521
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the templeἱερόνhieron · templeG2411

Cross-references for Acts 21:29

• Acts 20:4Several men were traveling with him. They were Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea; Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica; Gaius from Derbe; Timothy; and Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia.
• 2 Timothy 4:20Erastus stayed at Corinth, and I left Trophimus sick at Miletus.

Commentaries on Acts 21:29

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29In the city - In Jerusalem. As he was with Paul, it was inferred that he would attend him everywhere. Trophimus - He had accompanied Paul on his way from Ephesus, Acts 20:4. Whom they supposed … - This is a most striking illustration of the manner in which accusations are often brought against others. They had seen him with Paul in the city; they inferred, therefore, that he had been with him in the temple. They did not even pretend that they had seen him…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 27-40Verses 27-40 In the temple, where Paul should have been protected as in a place of safety, he was violently set upon. They falsely charged him with ill doctrine and ill practice against the Mosaic ceremonies. It is no new thing for those who mean honestly and act regularly, to have things laid to their charge which they know not and never thought of. It is common for the wise and good to have that charged against them by malicious people, with which they…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28-29Greeks: It was a crime punishable by death to bring Gentiles (non-Jewish people) into the inner areas of the temple, beyond the Court of the Gentiles (see also Josephus, War 5.5.2; 6.2.4). The Jews believed Paul broke this holy law by bringing Trophimus, a Gentile from Ephesus, into the area reserved for only Jews (see also Acts 20:4; 2 Timothy 4:20).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 27-3027-30. the Jews ... of Asia--in all likelihood those of Ephesus (since they recognized Trophimus apparently as a townsman, Ac 21:29), embittered by their discomfiture (Ac 19:9, &c.).Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 21:29

• Bigotry
• Fraternity
• Intolerance, Religious
• Minister, Christian
• Paul
• Prisoners
• Temple
• Trophimus

In the dictionaries

• Paul
• Ephesian; Ephesians
• Ephesus, Ephesian
• Paul, Saul
• Appeal
• Discover
• Ephesus
• James
• John
• Ready

Commentaries on Acts 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings